Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers 10/2/2021 Picks

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-2) will take on the Purdue Boilermakers (3-1) in week 5 of the college football duel at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 12:00 PM ET. Minnesota split their first four games of the season after losing their recent outing to the Bowling Green Falcons on Saturday. The Golden Gophers are in 4th place in the Big Ten Conference West Division with 0-1 conference and 2-2 overall standing after losing two outings at home this season. Minnesota snapped a two-game winning streak after they surrendered their recent stint to Bowling Green at 10-14 last time out. The Golden Gophers completed a total of 241 offensive yards with 59 passing and 183 rushing yards after finishing 58 total plays on 4.2 yards per play. Minnesota nailed 12 first downs, 36% 3rd down, and 50% 4th down efficiency with 5 punts, 1 fumble lost, and 2 interceptions thrown.

QB Tanner Morgan struggled in his passing for 59 yards after completing 38% of his pass attempts with two interceptions while rushing for 10 yards on 10 carries in the loss. RB Treyson Potts led the rushing offense for 141 yards on 27 carries while WR Daniel Jackson caught one pass for 25 yards in the losing effort. LB Mariano Sori-Marin controlled the backfield for the Golden Gophers with 5 solos and 3 assisted tackles while adding 1 interception in defeat.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers Predictions 10/2/2021

The Purdue Boilermakers bounced back after losing the 3rd-week challenge versus 9th ranked Notre Dame with a 13-9 victory over Illinois on Saturday. Purdue took the lead in the Big Ten Conference West Division with a 1-0 conference and 3-1 overall standing after winning two home matches and one outing on the road this year. The Boilermakers controlled the scoring of the Fighting Illini to just 3 points in each of the last three-quarters of the game. Purdue posted a total of 315 offensive yards after controlling the offense through the air for 277 yards but struggled on the ground offense with only 38 rushing yards in the loss. The Boilermakers marked 17 first downs and 50% 3rd down efficiency with 66 total plays on 4.8 yards per play.

QB Aidan O’Connell led the passing offense after completing 12 of his 19 attempted passes for 182 yards and scored one touchdown but intercepted twice in the win. RB Dylan Downing led the rushing offense for 39 yards on 10 carries while WR Milton Wright hauled down 7 passes for 88 yards in leading the receivers. Safety Marvin Grant led the defensive line with 6 solos and 2 assisted tackles while DE George Karlaftis had a sack with 5 solo tackles in the backfield.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers. The NCAAF Pick for this game is Minnesota +2. The Golden Gophers are still hot after winning two contests in a row but lost their recent match by just a four-point lead while the Boilermakers won their recent stint by just a four-point lead also. The Golden Gophers have a 3-1 advantage over Purdue in their last four meetings and Minnesota earned a total of 130 points while the Boilermakers posted 103. The prediction: The Minnesota Golden Gophers will win at 29-26.

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